While Rayo Vallecano's electric start to the domestic season has somewhat fallen away, the team from Vallecas are more than capable of giving Real Madrid a difficult match when the two teams meet in LaLiga Santander on Saturday evening.
Los Blancos will visit the home of Rayo Vallecano looking to extend their lead at the summit of LaLiga Santander, while Carlo Ancelotti will be also hoping to build on the significant victory over Alaves in their last outing. Gareth Bale will be absent through a muscular problem and David Alaba is out injured too.
Rayo Vallecano are still without the injured Martin Merquelanz and still have a doubt over Unai Lopez, but they have welcomed some players back from injury ahead of this game. They might rest some players, though, ahead of their upcoming Copa del Rey semi-final second leg.
Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid predicted line-ups
Rayo Vallecano predicted line-up: Luca Zidane; Ivan Balliu, Esteban Saveljich, Alejandro Catena, Fran Garcia; Santi Comesana, Oscar Valentin; Isi Palazon, Oscar Trejo, Alvaro Garcia; Sergi Guardiola.
Real Madrid predicted line-up: Thibaut Courtois; Dani Carvajal, Nacho, Eder Militao, Ferland Mendy; Luka Modric, Casemiro, Toni Kroos; Marco Asensio, Karim Benzema, Vinicius.
Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid: When does it start?
This Saturday's match between Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid kicks of at 18:30 CET, the local time in Spain. For those living in the USA you can tune in at 12:30 ET / 9:30 PT, and for those living in the UK can watch at 17:30 GMT.
Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid: Where to watch it?
The LaLiga Santander match between Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid will take place at Estadio de Vallecas on Saturday, February 26. For those living in the USA, you can watch the match live on ESPN+, while those living in the UK the match will be broadcast live on LaLiga TV.